Your state regulations should spell out the rules for bait trapping etc.
the guy at the bait shop said is was illegal. Did he just say this to sell me minnows or can i use a simple minnow trap on Sardis Lake? the website only says something about the spillway. any tips are appreciated. thanks
Your state regulations should spell out the rules for bait trapping etc.
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Any bait caught below the spillway cannot be used in the big lake. Baby asian carp and some bait fish look a lot alike.
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rebranger LIKED above post
Thank you but im not going anywhere near the spillway. only the main lake. can anyone clarify this?
I have had to call game wardens several times to get clarification on the rules and they have always been really helpful. You may want to do that to hear it straight from them.
I think you can but can’t keep any game fish that are caught in a trap or cast net/minnow sein. And any bait fish caught must not be transported to another body of water.
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Minnows may be taken for bait with seines not more than 25 feet long and 4 feet wide, and with minnow traps or jars (no wings or leads) not more than 30 inches long and 12 inches in diameter with an entrance of not more than 1 inch in diameter. Shad and minnows may only be taken with the aid of dip/landing nets, cast nets, boat mounted scoops, and wire baskets by residents for personal use during sport-fishing.
and bait caught below the dam CAN be used in the lake. it cannot be alive.........
All fish captured and kept with dip or landing nets, cast nets, boat mounted scoops, wire baskets, minnow seines, and minnow traps in the spillway areas bordered by rip rap must be immediately placed on ice or in a dry container. Game fish caught with these gears must be released. This regulation was enacted to reduce the potential of transferring harmful Asian carps to the reservoir or other waters.
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You can always depend on a Rebel to help clear things up. ha. Next question please: What is the law on dropping stake beds into the lake? just buckets, concrete, stakes.
Thanks everyone for letting me bug yall instead of some game warden voicemail phone tag situation.
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residence of what? Sardis MS? Batesville? thanks but i dont understand the law on this.